Cigar or cigarette lighter



Aug. 1l, 1931. J. .1. Liss CIGAR OR CIGARETTE LIGHTER y Filed April 17,1929 ,Imaan Q Patented Aug. 11, 1931 Unirse STATES JOSEPH J.; LIES, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS CIGAR OR CIGARETTE LIGHTER Application led April 17,

The invention relates generally to lighters and more particularly to acigar or cigarette lighter of the iiint i ition type.

Heretofore diiiicu ty has been experienced in the use of lighters of thecharacter indi cated because of the tendency of the Hint adiustindevice, which is usuali a screw threa ed member, to be altered w. encarried about in the users pocket, or as a result of 1e carele handlingof the lighter. This necessitated frequent readjustment of the iint andoften resulted in loss of the adjusting device thereby rendering thelighter inoperative andr useless. The provision of threaded locking innuts has been resorted to, but this alternative does not overcome thediiiculty and inconvenience above mentioned.,

The primary object of the invention, theren fore, is to overcome thediiiiculties heretofore 2o experienced by providing a lighter of thedint imition type having a new and impro-ved int adjusting means whichis not subject -to accidental di laceinent or loss, and which is adaptedto a van'ce the flint with greater facility. p

Another object of the invention is to rovide a lighter of the abovecharacter in w ich the ad'ustment of the iiint to operative contact withthe friction wheel may be effected ,3o readily by turning an adjustingmember with the lingers and in which the member is automatically lockedafter such adjustment.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfromthe following detailed description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Fi re 1 is a side elevation of a lighter embodying the features of thepresent invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

While the invention is susceptible of va rions modifications andalternative construc tions, l have shown in the drawings and will hereindescribe in detail the preferred embodiment, but it is to be understoodthat 192s. serial No. 355,749.

do noi-,thereby intend to limit the invention to the specic formdisclosed, but intend to cover all modiiications and alternativeconstructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, the invention in its exemplary form isembodied in a lighter of the flint ignition type having a well or bodysection 10 adapted to receive a suitable 55 wick (not shown) to besaturated with a combustible and volatile liquid.

1n lighters of the flint ignition type, the combpstiblel gas rising fromthe liquid with which the wick is saturated is adapted to be vo ignitedby a spark projected from a toothed wheel when that member is rotated infrictional contact with a flint. Herein a toothed wh/eel 11 is rotatablysupported upon a pin v 12 journaled at opposite ends in spaced arc5allel arms 13 joined at their lower en s to forma U-shaped bracket. Thebracket is rigidly supported adjacent the side of the well 10 as byashort projection 14 of the base of the bracket in such manner that a 7ospark rejected tangentially from the lower edge ci? the wheel will bedischarged through an opening 15 into the combustible gas abovethe wick.A flint 16 is slidably mounted. for engage- 75 ment with the wheel 11 ina guideway 17 formed, in the present instance, by longitudinal 4groovescut in opposed inner faces of the arms 13. The guidewa 17 may bethreaded substantially throng out its length and terminates in anopening in the inter mediate portieri of thelbracket. This openlrgisscrewthreaded to receive a threaded a )usting member in the form of aheaded screw 18 which may be turned to advance the S5 flint toward thefriction wheel or removed to permit insertion of a new flint.

To enclose the head of the screw which projects below the bracket, a capin' the form of a sleeve 19 is mounted on the shank of 9o the screw'with one enel recessed to receive the hes-d of the soi'evvc Relativerotation between the screw and 'the sleeve is prevented in the presentinstance by engagement of e, 5 squared or non-circuler section of thescrew shank with a non-circuler opening in the upper end of the sleevedefined herein by en internal 4liange 20, Thus, the sleeve is adapted toslide longitudinally along the shank of 'the sozevvu By grasping theouter lnniled surface of the sleeve, the sleeve and the screw may bewarned to sflvence the :flint toward the Wheei ll.

Means is provided for looking the scievv 18 in any rlesiie. position ofeoij ustment sind preferably suolo means is embodied in 'the members'constituting the edjusting ineensV and the lins sopporing meses abovedescribed, To this eis-fl :the 'appel' end of the sleeve 19 is edepteel"oi' non--i'oteteiole or locking engagement "with end of 'the llintsupporting loi-eelae; snai snoii engsgeinenl; is maintained amometioellyWhile 'the lighter is being oeisiefl els-oni. in Joe nsers pocket. Thisis accomplished by forming lugs 2l i on diemetiiieelly opposite o? thesleeve beyond elle ilenge 'which lugs olene an end novell 'which isadopted 'lo receive the lower leilteneoi enel olf the bieole: when thesleeve is .moved along" slee shank of i e soiew in' either oli svvolieo'. engelse positions reletive 'so slee ills memos lool "ng Aonesleeve against 'romsios r ning such looking eni egerfnen'lg, s seeing isooilecl eionnd 'the of tile evv vvilliin "alle sleeve end novas in e Y"lne heed of 1i/ie screw s 'ielly `L 'seovemensg i:

Ine sleeve e5;- j this emol seeve registers ve to lioifl elle rommel ssied abou@ e sleeve may eolien so fe move 'one enel ozf 'the iseiegveothrough line opening in lelie end of the smokes..

l claim as my invention:

L ln s lighter of the iins ignition typea 'elle combination of e menilaooervied by the lighter end rotatably supporting e wheela seid memberproviding s. guiflevvey for Teoeivieg e piece oli 'iins so loe engagedby seid Wheel, e soi'evv thieeling into seid member axially oil saidgni-devvey, s sleeve enolosing 'the heeded end of seid soievv enellier/ing e non-circular opening through vvliieli e non circuler portionel seid screw projects *so permit of iongivbndinei movement of 'thesleeve relative 'lo 'elle screw but peveniing relative @o iotelionelmomiesenlJ lileieloe'faween, ineens oeiriefl by "eine sleeve coachingwith seid inemllei lo look the sleeve egainso rotetion when engagingseid member, enel e spring eoing between seid sleeve snel seid soievv tourge the sleeve into looking engegenfenl: with seid member butpermitting e'ieotion ol? the sleeve whereby the screw may be'liinefl'loy rotation of the sleeve so eolvsnoe ine Elim, 'lovveid seidWheel. V o@ 2. ln e lighter of the flint ignilion ype, ille combinationof e member -eeri'iefl Toy rne lighter and iotsoably soppoting e. Wheel,

seid member providing s g'uicle'vvey for reoeiving s 'piece o? flint obe engsged by wheel, e solevv hreeeling into seid niemloe" lo positionseid liint elslive seid vvlieel, s sleeve enolosing seid sorevvsiiengeal foe longi'ndinel movement on und lielel egoiost 'rotationiels'lzive lo esiti ""ie'vv7 ings on seid sleeve and seid membev Loprevent i'els'ive iote'lion between, ssirl s eeve enel 'llie member,means ui ing saisi sleeve ini-o looking enegement vvili ssii member. 3.in lighter oi eine :limb if iiion ziyige? the eoinbinsl'ion of e:.vro'ss'fueole EL on 'Wheel7 bieolei poviling guidevvsgr foiireeeivpieoe of flint lo be engaged Toy seid wheela e soevv Hive-ei imto posiuion seil'l flied; e men/loes noieaoz'ge'selly closing elleneeded. nel of on seifl Ine-miosT Vloeoket lo pieven' i: 1 relative lo@itl v:omelie l# serio solo mei'noei ssirl lomokels the combination of afriction wheel and means groviding a guideway for receiving a piece oflint to be engaged by said wheel, a threaded member to advance said intinto 5 engagement with said wheel, a sleeve mounted for movementlongitudinaly of said threaded member and held a ainst rotation relativethereto, means on sai sleeve providin for non-rotative engagementbetween 10 sald sleeve and said lighter, and spring means acting tonormally urge said sleeve into locked position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature. 1s JOSEPH J.LISS.

